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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 3

Ādiparva Adhyāya 3

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 3

Ādiparva Adhyāya 3 of the classical Mahābhārata with 196 verses.

Total: 196 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.3.1–196 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 5 of 7 (Verses 30 shown)
स एवमुक्तस्तां क्षत्रियां प्रत्युवाच । भवति सुनिर्वृता भव । न मां शक्तस्तक्षको नागराजो धर्षयितुमिति ॥
English Translation
Uttanka, being thus told, replied to the queen, "Madam, you need not be under any apprehension. Takshaka, the king of the Nagas, cannot overcome me."
स एवमुक्त्वा तां क्षत्रियामामन्त्र्य पौष्यसकाशमागच्छत् ॥
English Translation
Having said this, he took leave of the queen and went back to the king, whom he addressed thus, "Paushya, I am much pleased." Paushya replied,
स तं दृष्ट्वोवाच । भोः पौष्य प्रीतोऽस्मीति ॥
तं पौष्यः प्रत्युवाच । भगवंश्चिरस्य पात्रमासाद्यते । भवांश्च गुणवानतिथिः । तत्करिष्ये श्राद्धम् । क्षणः क्रियतामिति ॥
English Translation
“A proper man on whom charity can be bestowed is got at long intervals. You are a guest with many qualifications, therefore I wish to perform a Shraddha. Kindly wait a little."
तमुत्तङ्कः प्रत्युवाच । कृतक्षण एवास्मि । शीघ्रमिच्छामि यथोपपन्नमन्नमुपहृतं भवतेति ॥
English Translation
Uttanka said, "Yes, I shall wait. Bring soon the provisions that are ready.” The king, having signified his assent, duly entertained Uttanka.
स तथेत्युक्त्वा यथोपपन्नेनान्नेनैनं भोजयामास ॥
English Translation
Uttanka said, "Yes, I shall wait. Bring soon the provisions that are ready.” The king, having signified his assent, duly entertained Uttanka.
अथोत्तङ्कः शीतमन्नं सकेशं दृष्ट्वा अशुच्येतदिति मत्वा पौष्यमुवाच । यस्मान्मे अशुच्यन्नं ददासि तस्मदन्धो भविष्यसीति ॥
English Translation
Uttanka, seeing that the food that was brought before him was cold and had hair in it, considered it unclean and said to Paushya, "You give me food that is not clean, therefore you will lose your sight.”
तं पौष्यः प्रत्युवाच । यस्मात्त्वमप्यदुष्टमन्नं दूषयसि तस्मादनपत्यो भविष्यसीति ॥
English Translation
Paushya replied, "As you impute uncleanliness to the food which is clean, you will be without a child," Uttanka said,
सोऽथ पौष्यस्तस्याशुचिभावमन्नस्यागमयामास ॥
अथ तदन्नं मुक्तकेश्या स्त्रियोपहृतं सकेशमशुचि मत्वोत्तङ्कं प्रसादयामास । भगवन्नज्ञानादेतदन्नं सकेशमुपहृतं शीतं च । तत्क्षामये भवन्तम् । न भवेयमन्ध इति ॥
English Translation
“Sir, the food placed before you is cold and has really hair in it, having been prepared without sufficient care. Therefore, I pray you, kindly pardon me. Let me not become blind." Uttanka replied.
तमुत्तङ्कः प्रत्युवाच । न मृषा ब्रवीमि । भूत्वा त्वमन्धो नचिरादनन्धो भविष्यसीति । ममापि शापो न भवेद्भवता दत्त इति ॥
English Translation
“What I say must happen. Having become blind, you may however regain your sight soon, Grant also that your curse on me may not take effect."
तं पौष्यः प्रत्युवाच । नाहं शक्तः शापं प्रत्यादातुम् । न हि मे मन्युरद्याप्युपशमं गच्छति । किं चैतद्भवता न ज्ञायते यथा ॥
English Translation
Paushya said, "I am not capable of revoking my curse. My anger is not appeased even now. But you do not know it.
नावनीतं हृदयं ब्राह्मणस्य; वाचि क्षुरो निहितस्तीक्ष्णधारः । विपरीतमेतदुभयं क्षत्रियस्य; वाङ्नावनीती हृदयं तीक्ष्णधारम् ॥
English Translation
Brahmana's heart is as soft as butter even though his words are like sharp razors. But contrary is the case with the Kshatriya. His words are as soft as butter, but his heart is like a sharp instrument.
इति । तदेवं गते न शक्तोऽहं तीक्ष्णहृदयत्वात्तं शापमन्यथा कर्तुम् । गम्यतामिति ॥
English Translation
Such being the case, I cannot revoke my curse, as my heart is very hard. You may go.' Uttanka replied, "I showed you the uncleanliness of the food placed before me. I am also pacified by you.
तमुत्तङ्कः प्रत्युवाच । भवताहमन्नस्याशुचिभावमागमय्य प्रत्यनुनीतः । प्राक्च तेऽभिहितम् । यस्माददुष्टमन्नं दूषयसि तस्मादनपत्यो भविष्यसीति । दुष्टे चान्ने नैष मम शापो भविष्यतीति ॥
English Translation
Besides you said that I should be without issue, because I falsely imputed uncleanliness to the food. The food, being really unclean, your curse cannot take effect. I am sure of it."
साधयामस्तावदित्युक्त्वा प्रातिष्ठतोत्तङ्कस्ते कुण्डले गृहीत्वा ॥
English Translation
Uttanka, having said this, went away with the ear-rings. On his way he saw a naked beggar, coming towards him. He was sometimes coming in view view and sometimes disappearing.
सोऽपश्यत्पथि नग्नं श्रमणमागच्छन्तं मुहुर्मुहुर्दृश्यमानमदृश्यमानं च । अथोत्तङ्कस्ते कुण्डले भूमौ निक्षिप्योदकार्थं प्रचक्रमे ॥
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे स श्रमणस्त्वरमाण उपसृत्य ते कुण्डले गृहीत्वा प्राद्रवत् । तमुत्तङ्कोऽभिसृत्य जग्राह । स तद्रूपं विहाय तक्षकरूपं कृत्वा सहसा धरण्यां विवृतं महाबिलं विवेश ॥
English Translation
Having overtaken him, he seized him with all his might, but the disguised Takshaka, suddenly quitting the form of the beggar, assumed his own real form and quickly disappeared into a large hole in the ground.
प्रविश्य च नागलोकं स्वभवनमगच्छत् । तमुत्तङ्कोऽन्वाविवेश तेनैव बिलेन । प्रविश्य च नागानस्तुवदेभिः श्लोकैः ॥
य ऐरावतराजानः सर्पाः समितिशोभनाः । वर्षन्त इव जीमूताः सविद्युत्पवनेरिताः ॥
English Translation
To please the Nagas, he uttered the following slokas, “O serpents, subjects of the king Airavata, you are brilliant in battles, you shower weapons like clouds, charged with lightning and driven by wind.
सुरूपाश्च विरूपाश्च तथा कल्माषकुण्डलाः । आदित्यवन्नाकपृष्ठे रेजुरैरावतोद्भवाः ॥
English Translation
Beautiful, variously formed, decked with many coloured ear-rings, children of Airavata, you shine like the sun in the sky.
बहूनि नागवर्त्मानि गङ्गायास्तीर उत्तरे । इच्छेत्कोऽर्कांशुसेनायां चर्तुमैरावतं विना ॥
English Translation
These are many settlements of Nagas on the northern banks of the Ganges and there do I often worship the great Nagas.
शतान्यशीतिरष्टौ च सहस्राणि च विंशतिः । सर्पाणां प्रग्रहा यान्ति धृतराष्ट्रो यदेजति ॥
English Translation
Who but Airavata can desire to move in the burning sun? When Dhritarashtra goes out, twenty eight thousand and eight Nagas follow him.
ये चैनमुपसर्पन्ति ये च दूरं परं गताः । अहमैरावतज्येष्ठभ्रातृभ्योऽकरवं नमः ॥
English Translation
I salute you all that have Airavata for their elder brother, whether you live near him or stay at a distance from him.
यस्य वासः कुरुक्षेत्रे खाण्डवे चाभवत्सदा । तं काद्रवेयमस्तौषं कुण्डलार्थाय तक्षकम् ॥
English Translation
In order to get beck my ear-rings I worship you, Takshaka, the Naga-king, who formerly lived in Kurukshetra and the forest of Khandhava.
तक्षकश्चाश्वसेनश्च नित्यं सहचरावुभौ । कुरुक्षेत्रे निवसतां नदीमिक्षुमतीमनु ॥
English Translation
1 Takshaka and Ashvasena were constant companions when they lived in Kurukshetra on the banks of the river Ikshumati.
जघन्यजस्तक्षकस्य श्रुतसेनेति यः श्रुतः । अवसद्यो महद्द्युम्नि प्रार्थयन्नागमुख्यताम् । करवाणि सदा चाहं नमस्तस्मै महात्मने ॥
English Translation
I also worship Takshaka's younger brother Shrutasena, who dwelt at the holy place called Mahadyumna with the intention of becoming one of the chiefs of the Nagas.”
एवं स्तुवन्नपि नागान्यदा ते कुण्डले नालभदथापश्यत्स्त्रियौ तन्त्रे अधिरोप्य पटं वयन्त्यौ ॥
तस्मिंश्च तन्त्रे कृष्णाः सिताश्च तन्तवः । चक्रं चापश्यत्षड्भिः कुमारैः परिवर्त्यमानम् । पुरुषं चापश्यद्दर्शनीयम् ॥
English Translation
When he saw that he did not get the earrings, although he had worshipped the Nagas, he looked around him and beheld two women working in a loom with fine shuttle and weaving a piece of cloth. There were black and white threads in the loom. He also saw a wheel, with twelve spokes, which was turned round by six boys. He also saw a man with a horse. In order to please them all he uttered the following Mantras.
स तान्सर्वांस्तुष्टाव एभिर्मन्त्रवादश्लोकैः ॥
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